Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Full-time

Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way at Select Specialty Hospital, a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients.

Responsibilities include :

• Assist with the delivery of physical therapy services including transportation, therapeutic exercises and functional activities
• Implement treatment goals, plans, and programs as established by the physical therapist (PT)
• Assist the PT in carrying out therapeutic interventions designed to meet the patients' long-term goals, including strengthening, coordination and balance exercises; posture, endurance / cardiac, functional skills and community re-entry training; joint mobility and muscle lengthening and pain relief
• Train patients in locomotion using orthotics, prosthetics or assistive devices

Qualifications include :

Equal Opportunity Employer / including Disabled / Veterans